MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	225% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '18 at 10:49
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 950 95% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,235 76% 1,235 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 198 Parallax 183 136% 183 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 166 Splatting 122 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 743 578 486 404 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,908 Write 1,156 Mixed 838 SusWrite 588 248% 1,122 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 65.4 251% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 571 482% 727 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 192GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 432 455 464 461 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 464 SusWrite 450 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.7 223% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 166GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 427 453 462 469 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 409 SusWrite 452 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.5 236% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 173 180 177 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 181 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 177 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 370% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 188 191 191 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 152 Mixed 87 SusWrite 188 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 3x8GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.4 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16